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Nancy K. Dess

Touching News
Tiffany Field, founder of Touch Research Institutes, explains why healing is all in our hands.
Shedding Light on Moods
Need a little light in your life in the winter-time? There may be steps you can take to ward off seasonal affective disorder.
When Mental Illness Strikes Children
Interviews Judith Rapoport, chief of child psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health. Prevalence of mental illness; Information on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); Why OCD exist; What should parents, teacher and significant others watch for an OCD.
Gig news from little brains
Interviews Doctor Kevin Long about a research on behavioral development involving neuron transplantation in chickens and quails. Details on the transplantation; Impact of the transplants on the behavior; Comparison of brain development in humans and animals.
Terror in the homeland
Interviews Sheldon Solomon, psychology professor at Brooklyn College in New York City. Concept of terror; Origin of fear; Opinion on terror management.
The Race for Good Health
Head straight for the fridge when you're upset? Find out how to stopemotional eating.
2001: The Space Odyssey and Us
Interviews Kathie Olsen and David Tomko, officials of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Importance of NASA research for ordinary people; Participation of NASA in behavioral research; How astronauts enjoy food in space.
The nature of monkeys and mothering
Interviews Stephen J. Suomi, chief of the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology at the National Institute of Child, Health and Human Development. Description of Rhesus monkeys; His opinion on the importance of monkey mothering; Views on cloning.
Saved by the bell?
Interviews Sandra Graham, a professor of Psychological Studies in Education at the University of California at Los Angeles, on victimization research concerning schoolchildren. Comparison between harassment and aggression; Information on school victimization research; Identification of bullies and victims.
Weird science
Interviews Ray Hyman, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Oregon, about the fascination of the public in the paranormal. How his interest in the paranormal started; What changed his belief in the paranormal; Paranormal phenomenon which interests him most.
The New body-mind connection
Interviews John T. Cacioppo, pioneer of social neuroscience at the University of Chicago in Illinois. Difference of social neuroscience from other neuroscience approaches; Details on the research which used the social neuroscience approach; Benefits of the social neuroscience to the public.
Music on the Mind

Interviews Norman M. Weinberger, a professor of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California at Irvine, on the role of music in brain function. Elements of music; Fundamental aspect of music perception; Role of musical experience in the human brain.

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